Lake Martin Rookery, Louisiana

Joe Todd

Updated October 19, 2018

Located within the Cypress Island Preserve near Lafayette, La., the Lake Martin Rookery is a bird-watcher’s paradise. The lake offers a unique habitat that attracts nearly 60 percent of all U.S. bird species to a scenic forest of oak, cypress and tupelo trees.

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Originally Published October 1, 2008

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